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Future of Jewish – Christian Relations 2014 – Justice in Society: Lutheran Sources of Social Change 2013 – Lutheran Perspectives on Jesus of Nazareth 2012 – Political LifeOur speakers include: Lutheran womanist theologian and ethicist Rev. Dr. Beverly Wallace (Shaw University Divinity School).  As a scholar, Rev. Dr. Wallace has published African American Grief (2005) and the experience of widowhood for black women.  As an ELCA Lutheran pastor, she has led in many capacities in the church nationally

Conference on Lutheran Perspectives on Jesus of Nazareth 2012 Conference on Political LifeThe annual Lutheran Studies Conference provides an opportunity for the university, the larger community, and persons from diverse religious and humanistic viewpoints to explore particular and pressing issues within the thoughtful and generous milieu of Lutheran higher education. Each conference welcomes scholars, artists, and religious leaders whose expertise is offered in an engaging and thought-provoking manner

Course Descriptions RELI 131 : The Religions of South Asia - RL, VW, GE Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism - their origins and development, expansion, and contemporary issues. (4) RELI 211 : Religion and Literature of the Hebrew Bible - RL, IT This course introduces students to the critical study of the books in the Hebrew Bible Canon. Students will become familiar with the socio-historical context of these biblical books and their major theological themes; explore in depth a

influential music in the Lutheran tradition. Conference participants will have an opportunity to observe a joint rehearsal of PLU’s Choir of the West and the National Lutheran Choir from Minneapolis, Minn. Past Conferences 2016 – Free at Last? Lutheran Perspectives on Racial Justice 2015 – Tikkun Olam: The Legacy and Future of Jewish – Christian Relations 2014 – Justice in Society: Lutheran Sources of Social Change 2013 – Lutheran Perspectives on Jesus of Nazareth 2012 – Political LifeThe annual Lutheran

SpeakersDouglas E. OakmanDavid Deacon-JoynerKim BondMeghan GouldTheo HofrennigEmily F. DavidsonKevin J. O’BrienSamuel TorvendAngie HambrickJoanna Royce-DavisLaree WinerJohn Arthur NunesDouglas E. OakmanDouglas E. Oakman is Professor of Religion and the former Dean of Humanities at PLU. He is an internationally recognized expert in the economic and political context of the ancient Mediterranean world in which Jesus lived and the early Christian movement emerged. Among his many works are The

Conference SpeakersDr. Samuel TorvendDr. Marit TrelstadDr. Heather MathewsDr. Lisa MarcusDr. Seth DowlandRabbi Bruce KaddenDr. Samuel TorvendWho: Dr. Samuel Torvend, Professor Emeritus of Religion, PLU and Priest for Adult Formation at Christ Church Episcopal Bio: Samuel Torvend teaches courses in the history of early, medieval, and reformation Christianity as well as historical courses on the reform of social welfare, Christian responses to local and global hunger, Christian art and

Suggested Readings for the Conference Holly Galbreath, PhD Scott. (2015). My Age of Anxiety. Penquin Press. Rev. Molly Knutson-Keller The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile The Enneagram Guide To Waking Up, by Beatrice Chestnut and Uranio Paes Dr. Eddie Moore, Jr. 21-Day Racial Equity Activism Self-Care Challenge© Dr. Marit Trelstad Love Without Limits: Jesus’ Radical Vision for Love Without Exceptions by Jacqueline Bussie The Age of Overwhelm: Strategies for the Long Haul

Learn more about the speakers AuthorBook TitlePublisher Kelly Brown DouglasBlack Bodies and the Justice of God(Orbis, 2015) Reggie WilliamsBonhoeffer's Black Jesus: Harlem Renaissance Theology and an Ethic of Resistance(Baylor University Press, 2014) Beverly Wallace & Paul RosenblattAfrican American Grief(Routledge, 2005) Beverly WallaceTransformative Lutheran Theologies: Feminist, Womanist and Mujerista Perspectives(Fortress, 2010) (not theological) Ta Nehisi CoatesBetween the World and Me

Back to Page 3On to Page 5 Mother Birdhouse Margaret Matthews Macron pen on paper | 9″ x 12″ babybuddha Lydia Boorsma Ceramics | 10″ x 6″ x6″ Introspection Ricky Haneda Digital photograph | 1800px x 1200 px Cow’s Skull in Gesso and Ink Teagan Janes Gesso and ink | 21″ x 13″ Cowboy Mouse Elizabeth Bankowski Oil on canvas | 11″ x 14″ Portrait of Ian Carl De Jesus Jazper-T Arnett Colored pencil | 10″ x 9″ Float Levia Roskopf Oil on canvas | 16″ x 20″ Green window Lucy Harvey-Smith digital painting

Jesus offering bread from heaven. Samuel Torvend, PLU Religion professor and Christ Church Tacoma preacher, will lead this interactive exploration for preachers and musicians. He is the author of Luther and the Hungry Poor and Still Hungry at the Feast: Eucharistic Justice in the Midst of Affliction. Registration is closed for this free workshop, thank you for your interest. Contact Kendall Jeske, Director of Congregational Engagement, for more information about this event. Resource Document for